News

Today’s issue of Local Ipswich News highlights the serious impact of financial stress within our community, including the impact it has on households’ weekly food budgets. Prompted by the Financial Hardship Report 2025 (National) issued by The Salvation Army Australia, our CEO Paul, lends a local perspective to the issue. Paul shares, “In the last couple of years, our specialist housing and homelessness service has seen a definite increase in financial hardship.” inCommunity Connect is Read more…

inCommunity and our brands of inCommunity Connect, Tenancy Skills Institute and Beddown, respectfully acknowledge National Sorry Day as a day of commemoration and remembrance for the Stolen Generations and notes that the 26th of May marks the anniversary of the Bringing Them Home report, which documented the policies and practices that resulted in the forced separation of First Nations children from their families. inCommunity also acknowledges that National Sorry Day marks the beginning of National Read more…

inCommunity acknowledges the importance of ‘Closing the Gap’ for Australia’s First Nations Peoples. In particular, inCommunity, and our brands of inCommunity Connect, Tenancy Skills Institute and Beddown, remain committed to providing real and meaningful outcomes for First Nations Peoples in relation to housing and homelessness, and to providing a space that is both culturally safe and culturally appropriate for both our clients and staff. This year we have invited our staff to engage in a Read more…

Whilst our Women’s Club’s International Women’s Day celebrations may have been slowed due to the recent weather event, the resourceful women in our club were determined to honour this important day. This afternoon, they gathered together and created a dedicated artwork with powerful words and feelings reflective of being a woman. Another wonderful afternoon, connecting together through meaningful conversations and celebrating shared experiences!

Today, inCommunity Inc. and our brands of inCommunity Connect, Tenancy Skills Institute and Beddown, observe the anniversary of the National Apology Day to the Stolen Generations on 13th February 2008. Our teams take pause today to think of First Nations people and families who have been impacted by the forced removal of children, recognising their sorrow and resilience. We recognise its significance in the healing journey and how meaningful it was for Aboriginal and Torres Read more…

We are delighted to share that commencing this Thursday 13th February, the friendly OneBridge Health Service will attend our Women’s Club every fortnight. The OneBridge health crew, including a nurse and social worker, will attend between 1pm and 3pm every two weeks on a Thursday. A chance for participants of our Women’s Club to discuss health topics with the OneBridge team as well as access links to healthcare and other community services that may be Read more…

Passing by the iconic Big Banana in Coffs Harbour, the inCommunity Van is on its way for its own exciting and big upgrade! Thanks to our incredible partners ETC LTD (Employment and Training) and The Mobile Coffee Group, when our van returns home, it will be even better suited to supporting people in the Ipswich community, including those people sleeping rough. In the meantime, inCommunity Connect’s Assertive Outreach Team will continue to support our community, just in different Read more…